United flight delayed after ‘scorpion reportedly emerged from a customer’s clothing’

United flight delayed after ‘scorpion reportedly emerged from a customer’s clothing’

HOUSTON – A United flight was delayed for hours Thursday after reports of a scorpion crawling from a passenger’s clothes – the beleaguered airline’s second scorpion-related incident in less than a month.

According to the site FlightAware, United Flight 1035 from Houston to Quito was delayed for over three hours at George Bush Intercontinental Airport as customers where ushered onto a different plane before finally taking off.

Passenger Daniel Dueñas tweeted, “The captain of my flight just told us it’s a scorpion on the plane???!!!!! Good job United!”

The captain of my flight just told us it's a scorpion on the plane???!!!!! Good job United! 😡🤔

Another passenger tweeted, “flight 1035 from Houston to Ecuador evacuated due to a scorpion stinging a passenger,” but the airlines said in a statement to Tribune that no one had been stung by the arachnid:

“Houston to Quito flight 1035 returned to the gate after a scorpion reportedly emerged from a customer’s clothing. Paramedics at the gate immediately examined the customer and determined that he had not been stung. The customer declined further medical treatment and, as a precaution, a new aircraft was arranged. We provided all passengers with a meal voucher due to the delay and the flight, with the customer aboard, has departed for Quito.”